Gospel Thrillers: Conspiracy, Fiction, and the Vulnerable BibleMain MenuInside the Gospel ThrillersAn exploration of the contents of the novels and their genreBeyond the Novels: Gospel Thrills and U.S. CultureCultural spaces outside the novels in which the impulses of gospel thrillers are foundExtras: Reviews, interviews, and other mediaAndrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
Behind the Gospel Thrillers Themes
12018-03-27T18:05:54-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28124584Historical and social context for themes in the novelsplain2019-01-30T22:00:18-08:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28Gospel Thrillers as a genre both draw on an reinforce multiple historical and social biblical themes prevalent in U.S. cultures. In this section of the site, I provide background for a few of these themes that I explore in the book in relation to the novels. (Novels that draw heavily on these themes are linked at the bottom of each thematic page.)
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12018-03-27T18:18:28-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28"Finding the Bible": Colonialism and the gospel quest13plain2019-11-04T15:26:18-08:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
12018-03-27T18:19:41-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28Nag Hammadi: Gnostic Gospels and Primitive Diversity6plain2018-04-02T18:40:04-07:0026.1286° N, 32.21599° EAndrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
12018-03-27T18:19:05-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28The Dead Sea Scrolls: Judaism, Zionism, and the New Testament4plain2018-04-02T18:38:14-07:0031.7412° N, 35.4591° EAndrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28